[PATCH 1/3] arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c: Avoid leaving freed data in a list

[Julia Lawall]

b may be added to a list, but is not removed before being freed in the case
of an error.  This is done in the corresponding deallocation function, so
the code here has been changed to follow that.

The sematic match that finds this problem is as follows:
(http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/)

// <smpl>
@@
expression E,E1,E2;
identifier l;
@@

*list_add(&E->l,E1);
... when != E1
    when != list_del(&E->l)
    when != list_del_init(&E->l)
    when != E = E2
*kfree(E);// </smpl>

Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx>

---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c
index 167f97b..bb0adad 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ recurse:
 out_free:
 	if (b) {
 		kobject_put(&b->kobj);
+		list_del(&b->miscj);
 		kfree(b);
 	}
 	return err;

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